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The Hungry is a 2017 Indian drama film directed by Bornila Chatterjee, based on Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare. It stars Naseeruddin Shah, Tisca Chopra and Antonio Aakeel, and was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The Hungry is a contemporary retelling of Shakespearian tragedy Titus Andronicus, set in the extravagant surroundings of an Indian wedding whilst exploring the role of the patriarch and corruption in Indian politics and big business.
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- Drama
- Bornila Chatterjee
- 2017-12-18
Writer-director Bornila Chatterjee relocates Shakespeare's bloody tragedy Titus Andronicus to modern-day India, where corruption, greed, and revenge run ramp...
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The Hungry is a contemporary retelling of Shakespearian tragedy Titus Andronicus, set in the extravagant surroundings of an Indian wedding whilst exploring the role of the patriarch and corruption in Indian politics and big business.
Sep 25, 2017 · Naseeruddin Shah and Tisca Chopra tangle in 'The Hungry,' a handsome Indian take on 'Titus Andronicus,' Shakespeare’s wildest revenge play.
- THR Staff
Mar 3, 2019 · The Hungry makes no pretences about being an adaptation of Titus Andronicus — perhaps one of the most vilified plays written by William Shakespeare because of its gore and violence, and the...
THE HUNGRY follows Tulsi Joshi, a widow and bride to be who comes to her own wedding seeking revenge for the brutal murder of her first born son. Based on Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, THE HUNGRY is about the violence that exists between power and love - a macabre fairytale set in the elite circles of north India.
